Pushing the season.

[rbpru]

Well it is sad to say, but tomorrow we will winterize the TT. 😞

Our last three trips we had day time high temps in the 50’s and night time lows temps in the upper 20’s.

We had the State Parks pretty much to ourselves and the hiking trails were almost empty.:)

But, the TT is standard issue and we do not want to be caught in a long spell of below freezing weather; particularly when the TT is setting in the yard between trips.

Still we did squeeze and extra 3 or 4 weeks out of the season, but now, a little discretion is in order. 😉

Till next spring; "Be safe everyone"

[Doug33]

this is when I wish we could head to Florida for the next few months....

[Hornnumb2]

For us this is prime camping weather, we have a stay planned for Dec 24 through the 1st. We are in the lower part of Texas much nicer to camp when its 60-70 than 100.

[fallsrider]

gmw photos wrote:
When I stay here in the midwest for the winter, I just winterize the camper, and then use it "dry" for camping trips. I agree that winter can be nice in that you pretty much have the state parks to yourself...

That's what I do. The TT is already winterized, but I will take DS on several one-nighters this winter, just like the previous two winters. One loop in one of our local state parks stays open all winter, so we always can get a site. These sites have water and electric, so it isn't completely dry camping. I don't connect to the water, as I don't want to have to re-winterize, but I do connect to the electric.

I take a couple gallons of water for coffee, flushing the toilet, etc. When I get home, I just drain the black tank and pour in a little more AF. We only use it for #1, so I don't worry about flushing it out.

We do have our limits though. Our winters are fairly mild here, but I limit the night time lows to around 25. If the next day is going to warm up into the high 30s, low 40s, we will go. DS loves it, and I enjoy being outside with him and seeing him happy.

[Houston_Remodel]

We'll go camping after the flooding stops.

[CavemanCharlie]

I went "dry" camping last weekend. I have a porti-potti and the local state park has some vault toilets. I just brought a couple of gallons of water. It was 60 during the day and 50 at night here last weekend. I was the only camper but, there were some people in the cabins. I went for some hikes and even though about doing some fishing. These El Nino years are great. It is suppose to cool off now but, as long as the snow stays away I may try it again.

[GordonThree]

Didn't realize Indiana was still doing that... Michigan eliminated the "new years" requirement and just went with a straight 6 months + 15 day rule on all reservations.

[DutchmenSport]

GordonThree wrote:

WDP wrote:
GordenThree, what is the 15 day overlap trick, when it comes to the Indiana DNR reservations?

WDP

Replied to your PM

I'm not sure what the 15 day overlap trick is, but it has always been my understanding no one can make reservations at the DNR parks until Jan 1 for that year. I'd be curious to know what this is also.

[GordonThree]

WDP wrote:
GordenThree, what is the 15 day overlap trick, when it comes to the Indiana DNR reservations?

WDP

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[WDP]

GordenThree, what is the 15 day overlap trick, when it comes to the Indiana DNR reservations?

WDP

[RVcircus]

We do the same thing. I'm winterizing today and we'll be camping this weekend with no water hookup. We just bring water with us and use the bath house.

gmw photos wrote:
When I stay here in the midwest for the winter, I just winterize the camper, and then use it "dry" for camping trips.

[rbpru]

Yup, the DW and I were discussing the fact that we have dry camped in the TT before. From our PUP days we still have the porta-potty.

Even here in Northern Indiana, Pokagon State Park keeps their a few spots in their CG open because of their toboggan slide, snowshoe and ski trails.

Still, the snow and ice tend to limit our wintertime travels. We are however laying out a route to AZ for a mid-winter break. But for now we will bring out the anti-freeze and bring in the battery.

[gmw_photos]

When I stay here in the midwest for the winter, I just winterize the camper, and then use it "dry" for camping trips. I agree that winter can be nice in that you pretty much have the state parks to yourself. I also use the camper to take trips to see my brother out at the farm.
For this winter though, I'll be heading back to Arizona until springtime. Winter in the SW is the best use of the camper for me. 🙂

[DutchmenSport]

You do know that Indiana State Parks are open all year. They just turn the water off. You can continue to go camping at the State Parks, even in the snow. Just cart your own water in and use the out-houses, or get a port-a-potty inside your camper and dump it in the out-house.

No reason to call it quits. Just pull in, pick a spot, set up camp, and have fun. DNR will come around to YOU and collect for the night. It's easiest if you pay cash. If they do NOT have a DNR uniform on and are not driving a DNR vehicle and do not give you a receipt, don't give them any money.

[Opie431]

We have gone at Thanksgiving several times, once in a tent but the last time cold weather arrived which we could handle but snow and ice followed right after our trip and we could not cover the TT for the winter. There were never days in a row for it to dry off before we covered it. Now we cover it a little earlier.
And nothing happened when it was not covered but husband worried because we were gone all winter.